From the editor

It’s a tough job being a car journalist. Hear me out, the hard part is being able to accurately, fairly and objectively evaluate the cars we’re required to drive. With all the travel and access to cars comes great responsibility. You’re spending a lot of money buying a new car and our appraisal and advice must be spot on. We feel that pressure at CAR. To precisely analyse the handling, ride and performance differences between well-matched vehicles in a particular segment is a tricky business. Modern cars – relative to their price – are well-made pieces of machinery. They have to be. With so many derivatives available, it’s a buyers’ market and prospective owners are understandably picky. And that means, in our line of work, there’s only one accurate way to compare and rate them and that’s to drive extensively, collect objective data and take proper notes while we go along. That’s exactly what myself and the team plan on offering you our valued reader and we hope that the advice you nd here is both enjoyable to read and bene cial.

With that said, it’s a privilege to have put this edition of CAR together and it’s an absolute pleasure to introduce myself as the youngest ever Editor.

Sir Isaac Newton once said “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” To all of the mentors, colleagues, family and friends that showed me the way since I started as a green editorial intern straight out of university in 2017, thank you for the support. I’m excited about the future of the automotive world regardless of the direction it may take in the near future and am equally keen on sharing this journey with you.

Email | car@ramsaymedia.co.za Iamdamianadams